1957
Chevrolet Sport Cruiser RenovationNight driving is fun with all the neon
inside...

Having
some fun!

There's nothing
like getting your hands dirty tearing apart something you
don't intend on keeping. This was the case for the
removal of the existing engine/transmission in the limo.
As I mentioned in the Preparation page, I finished the garage
extension and threw a garage warming/teardown party.
Most of the same guys that helped tear apart the donor car
were back again to help with the limo teardown.

To make the
job of pulling the engine a bit easier, we decided to remove
the radiator and core support. Well, removing the
radiator was a piece of cake, but the core support was slightly
more of an issue! It turns out that the previous owners
of this car were short on bolts but had plenty of welding
rod. Not only was the radiator core support welded
to the splash pan, but the pan was welded to the inner fenders,
which were welded to the fenders. In the end, we removed
the entire front sheet metal in one complete piece.
I had no idea that I had a 1 piece front end!

Anyone looking for a 1-piece front end???

Once we had
the sheet metal off, the engine came out in a matter of
minutes. Again, it's easy to do if you aren't planning
on putting it back in again later. A couple snips,
a couple bolts, and out it came. A quick e-mail to
club members and it was gone from my garage as well!

Snip-snip and yank! Out comes the
engine

Now, the thing
that had us scratching our heads was what suspension was
on there. It certainly wasn't the stock suspension,
but no one could identify it - meaning it wasn't any common
modified clip. Care to guess??? The answer is
on the next page...

Hmmm... Never seen shock towers
like that before

Any guesses on what this came from originally?

Have a question or
comment about my limo renovation? Please e-mail me
at timsell@msn.com